Rollins Frequent Flyer Tour, Vid Clips

Plus, we have a big interview with the man we'll be posting soon.

By Blurt Staff

Back in December we brought you details of Henry Rollins' latest spoken word tour - he's calling it his "Frequent Flyer" tour (official tour motto: "Knowledge without mileage equals bullshit") and it kicks off Feb. 17. You can check out details and tour dates at our December Rollins story.

We have a new interview with Rollins slated to run shortly on the site - our intrepid reporter even got Wayne Coyne of the Flaming Lips to hold forth on the erstwhile Black Flag frontman - and it's a pretty revealing feature. In it, he drops the bomb that he's "left his musical career behind," telling BLURT, "I don't wanna do the thing all over again. It's something I've done so many times. I don't know what else I can do with peanuts. Artistically, it's a checked swing. You're not risking too much."

Meanwhile, three new Rollins video clips are now available, in advance of the first North American leg of the tour. The clips - available in broadcast-quality NTSC and PAL, as well as QuickTime format for online use - can be downloaded here.

Taken from Rollins' TV specials shot in Israel, Australia, and South Africa, the video clips typify his spoken performances. The short segments highlight his ongoing passion for music (in a bit about sharing a press conference stage with James Brown), observations from his extensive travels (a light-hearted reflection on the continued prevalence of the mullet in Australia), and political commentary (less biting than absurd in this case, as he shares his over-the-top response to a letter from a gun-loving fan).

Meanwhile, the tour is already being favorably received in Europe, including this from The Scotsman:

"Offering the sort of rare insight only a combination of celebrity, furious work ethic and borderline madness can achieve...Through the bizarre - judging transvestite talent contests and attracting hate mail for his neo-Nazi character in a TV series - to the genuine horror stories, he retains the lightness of touch of a born raconteur, even during the most staggering revelation of all: that the restless 48-year-old has begun a serious relationship with a woman, something that leaves him genuinely worried that he's gone soft."